THEORETICAL APPLIED Anthropological linguistics Cognitive linguistics Computational linguistics Comparative linguistics Generative linguistics Forensic linguistics Historical linguistics Pragmatics Evolutionary linguistics Sociolinguistics Semantics Language acquisition Etymology Syntax 2nd language acquisition … Morphology Linguistic anthropology Phonetics Graphemics Psycholinguistics …. … Phonology 2. PHONETICS Provides objective ways of describing
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Linguistic attitudes among English varieties in South Africa - Do South Africans tolerate English linguistic diversity? Presented at the Faculty for Anglistic University of Potsdam Bachelor thesis In partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Frauke Ferber 1 Abstract In the ongoing search for identity‚ the turbulent history of Johannesburg (and South Africa) resulted in a society that is “torn between the extremes of utopian dreamworld
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THE OBJECT OF LEXICOLOGY Lexicology (from Gr lexis ‘word’ and logos ‘learning’) is the part of linguistics dealing with the vocabulary of the language and the properties of words as the main units of language. The term v o c a b u l a-r y is used to denote the system formed by the sum total of all the words and word equivalents that the language possesses. The term word denotes the basic unit of a given language resulting from the association of a particular meaning with a particular group
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MEANING OF THE WORD ‘TRANSLATION’ FROM VARIOUS DICTIONARIES: ➢ Wikipedia: Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. ➢ General Oxford Dictionary: Translation n 1 the act or an instance of translating. 2 a written or spoken expression of the meaning of a word‚ speech‚ book‚ etc. in another language. ➢ Dictionary of Translation Studies: Translation: An incredibly broad notion which can be understood
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Do the benefits of English as a world language outweigh the dangers? Predictions are that English could become a future language for the world. It is widely spoken and taught around the world. By the late eighteen century; John Adams predicted that it would become the most respectable language in the world and most universally read and spoken in the coming centuries. (Burn & Coffin: 9). The evidence of this is emphasized by David Crystal in his second edition of his book - English as a global
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terms‚ discourses are more than just linguistic: they are social and ideological practices which can governs the ways in which people think‚ speak‚ interact‚ write and behave. Discourse analysis is used in many fields‚ including; Linguistics‚ Sociolinguistic‚ Anthropology‚ Cultural studies‚ Psychology‚ Communications‚ Sociology‚ Geography‚ Human-computer interaction‚ Law‚ Medicine‚ Public policy‚ Business‚ Tourism studies. `There is no agreement among linguists as to the use of the term discourse
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Film Review: “My Fair Lady” “My Fair Lady” is a classic 1964 film produced by Jack Warner and James Katz and Directed by George Cukor. The film’s protagonist‚ an ambitious Phonetician‚ Professor Higgins‚ promises to transform the life and socio-economic status of a poor flower girl‚ the female protagonist‚ Eliza‚ by teaching her to speak Standard English and the ‘proper’ way to behave. He aspires to “change her into a different human being by creating a new speech for her.” By doing this he suggests
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Communication Breakdown Deborah Tannen in her essay “Sex Lies and Conversation” points out the problems in communication between genders. She focuses on conversational styles and on how a person’s expectations of one’s reaction may cause misunderstanding. She emphasizes the importance of something she calls cross cultural communication. Tannen believes that in order to communicate properly with the opposite sex we must learn their culture and adapt to conversation with them. First‚ Tannen describes
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WHY NOT USE STANDARD ENGLISH ALL THE TIME? Standard English is an idealised variety that constitutes a set of norms associated with intellectualism‚ professionalism and prestige adopted by the educated speakers of English. As it is of a prescriptive nature‚ it constitutes what is deemed as the ‘correct’ use of grammar and vocabulary and often found in formal registers of language. Whilst it is most recognisable in written texts‚ Standard English also appears‚ though more variably‚ in spoken modes
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A qualitative method‚ the focus of discourse analysis (DA) is any form of written or spoken language‚ such as a conversation or a newspaper article. The main topic of interest is the underlying social structures‚ which may be assumed or played out within the conversation or text. It concerns the sorts of tools and strategies people use when engaged in communication (also known as linguistic repertoires)‚ such as slowing one’s speech for emphasis‚ use of metaphors‚ choice of particular words to display
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